Images of the Day

Selected by Picture Editor Brenda Fitzsimons

Elena (7) and Lucy (5) Tintori visit their grandmother, Sheela. It has been seen as critical to maintain social distancing during the spread of the coronavirus in Ireland. Photograph: Tom Honan

Trader Peter Tuchman works at a podium normally reserved for guests at the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US. Stocks opened sharply lower this morning as investors continue to react to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

Visitors sit in a coffee shop on St Stephens Green on the Eve of St Patrick's Day in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Quiet streets and public transport during the coronavirus outbreak in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

A paddle of 14 ducklings follow their mother as they forage for food along the Kennet & Avon Canal, between Bradford on Avon and Bath. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Protesters from a group called 'Pause the System' wear hazmat suits outside Downing Street in London. The group are calling for greater action from the government as the UK's coronavirus death toll rose to 35 on Sunday. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

A pigeon flies across the horizon along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, as Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters